GRE Word List
SPRUCE
to make spruce
The meaning of the word spruce is to make spruce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| retrench | cut down |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |